Q&A: City Attorney Jan Goldsmith on his busy agenda

A: I have a grandson, and my kids and my wife, and I love San Diego, so we’re staying here.

Q: Out of

politics?

A: I don’t know. I know four years ago I said, “Oh, I’m not running for mayor.” That was the right thing to say at that point. I had to and I felt comfortable doing it. I don’t want to be mayor, probably not [seek] elected office. But I don’t know if I would just go away.

Q: Just to be clear, though, you’re not ruling out that you may run for mayor in 2016.

A: Probably not, probably not, I didn’t want it in 2012, I felt very comfortable not running. Although sometimes in the [recent mayoral] campaign, I have to tell you, I was like a kid on the outside of a candy store kind of looking in, saying, “I could debate this too.”